Solider Profited from Maduro Raid, Faces Charges

0:00It's April 24th. This is Canada News Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. A U.S. Special Forces soldier named Ganon, Ken Van Dyke just got hit with federal charges for turning classified raid info into big bucks on, Polly Market. This 38-year-old master sergeant was part of the January operation that NAB Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro and prosecutors say he used inside knowledge to bet on the President's downfall, pocketing over $400,000 in profits. Earlier this week, New York Fed slapped him with counts like unlawful use of secret government info, theft of non-public data, commodities fraud, wire, fraud, and illegal money moves. The raid went down smooth, but Van Dyke allegedly broke non-disclosure agreements by timing his bets perfectly right before missiles lit up Caracas. Folks are fired up about this betrayal. FBI director Caspatel called it a soldier cashing in on a righteous mission, while Polly Market tipped off the Justice Department themselves, saying, insider trading has

1:05no spot on their platform. By partisan voices are now pushing harder rags on prediction markets after those massive, suspicious wins win public. Digging deeper, the commodity futures trading commission dropped a second complaint, detailing how Van Dyke wire $35,000 from. His bank to crypto on December 26, 2025, then bet heavy between December 30 and January 2. He stashed most winnings in foreign crypto vaults, and even asked Polly Market to wipe his account, with a nearly 20-year army career under his belt, including a spot at Fort Bragg, Van Dyke's facing serious prison time, if convicted. The probe rolls on, reminding everyone classified ops ain't for personal bets.